Police seize off-road bikes in Wakefield and Kinsley
Tip-offs from members of the public led police to seize two off road bikes that had been causing a nuisance in Wakefield and Kinsley.
Police are reminding Wakefield residents that they will seize illegally ridden bikes when they receive information about where the bikes are kept.
Officers from Wakefield Police's off road bike team seized a bike after a tip off led them to an address on Back Mount Pleasant, Eastmoor, Wakefield, on August 21.
A police spokesperson said: "Utilising powers under the Police Reform Act 2002 and the Road Traffic Act 1988, they were able to locate and seize the vehicle, thereby preventing it from disrupting the local community any further.
"The rider is to be prosecuted for the illegal use of this vehicle as well as riding whilst disqualified."
Police in Kinsley seized a pit bike that was being ridden illegally on August 25 after a tip off from the public.
The bike was seized on playing fields off Gorton Street.
Members of the public are encouraged to continue report any information they have about nuisance bikes - either as it happens or information on where bikes being kept - directly to the Off-Road Bike Team at [email protected]#
Information received will be treated confidentially.
Or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.